Chelsea and Everton have been two ever-present forces in the Premier League, locking horns at least twice per season since the competition's inception in 1992.
While Chelsea shade this fixture when it comes to victories, meetings tend to be competitive between the two teams.
Even during Everton's struggles in recent seasons, they have maintained a solid record against the Blues, winning half of the last ten battles in the Premier League.
Here are the results of all of those ten clashes.
Chelsea's 2023/24 campaign has been so miserable that even a defeat at the hands of relegation-threatened Everton doesn't crack their top five lowest moments. Their 2-0 loss at Goodison Park was yet another woeful display from the Blues, but hardly surprising.
Abdoulaye Doucoure fired the Toffees in front ten minutes after half-time and youngster Lewis Dobbin secured all three points with a stoppage-time effort. The result moved Everton four points clear of the relegation zone at the time, while it was Chelsea's seventh defeat of the Premier League campaign after just 16 matches.
Struggling against Everton isn't an issue specific to Pochettino, with his predecessor Graham Potter also stumbling to a disappointing result against Sean Dyche's side.
Despite leading twice against the Toffees at Stamford Bridge towards the end of the 2022/23 campaign, Chelsea could only secure a point after conceding an 89th-minute equaliser.
Joao Felix's effort and Kai Havertz's penalty put Chelsea in front after Doucoure had levelled with 20 minutes to play, but young forward Ellis Simms proved the unlikely hero for the visitors in the closing stages following a powerful drive and neat finish.
Chelsea hadn't found victory easy to come by under Thomas Tuchel earlier
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